Totemic True Fire

"Clean up the bloodstains as quickly as possible, and seal off the news."

Niu Chengan gave the order. The weather was bitterly cold today, and there were not many pedestrians on the streets.

Sealing off the news would not stop rumors, but preventing as many people as possible from seeing that long trail of blood would still be of some use.

Of course, that was not the most important thing.

The most important thing was that, with something this serious, he had to do something to absolve himself of responsibility.

Otherwise, if his superiors questioned him and he had done nothing at all, it would be hard to explain.

Whether one did right or wrong was a matter of ability; standing by with folded arms was a matter of attitude.

"Yes."

Captain Zhang Liang hurriedly acknowledged the order.

Yet before he could go make the arrangements, waves of startled cries rose from the crowd on the street.

Niu Chengan looked toward the sound and saw a beam of blue flame rapidly climbing up Dingxiang Tower, bathing that whole area in blue.

"Fire!" the Captain cried out.

"Go take a look!" Niu Chengan sucked in a cold breath and sprinted back at full speed.

Before long, they returned to the entrance of Dingxiang Tower.

By then, Dingxiang Tower had been completely swallowed by blue flames, collapsing amid continuous booming crashes.

What was strange was that the flames were confined entirely within Dingxiang Tower's boundaries, without spilling over in the slightest.

And there was no smoke.

The terrifying flames burned everything inside to nothing.

"This is... Southern Ming Li Fire?"

After watching for a moment, Niu Chengan's eyes nearly bulged from their sockets as he cried out in shock.

Li Fire—the Natal True Fire of the Vermilion Bird Clan, divine beasts!

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